Alan Kitching / English Heritage
In 2020 English Heritage is exploring how England and the English have been shaped by geography, climate, language and the coming together of different people and cultures over time. English Heritage is collaborating with Alan Kitching on the design of the project. Alan is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking, and you’ll find his vibrant artwork on English Heritage's range of Voices of England products, as well as in the Handbook and the Members’ Magazine. Watch English Heritage's film ‘Alan Kitching – Man of letters’.
The image at the top of this page is the artwork created for the front cover of English Heritage's Members Handbook, the image at centre on this page is a bookmark for use in the Handbook and the image immediately above is a typographic illustration for English Heritage's magazine.
Recent articles
Celebrating 10 Years of Visualizing Science: Featuring Artist Simon Prades
AAAS hosted a recent gallery show, “Invisible, novel, and complex: A decade of visualizing science”, which was a 10-year retrospective show of visuals from Science magazine, being shown in their home office in Washington, DC. One of the highlights of the exhibit included a pair of pieces about Neurodegeneration by Simon Prades, originally commissioned for the October 2, 2020 issue of Science. Photography: Chrystal Smith/Science. Simon's full portfolio can be reviewed here.
Royal Shakespeare Company commissions Lisa Sheehan for B.F.G
Lisa had the pleasure of creating the artwork for The Royal Shakespeare's upcoming production of 'The BFG' (The Big Friendly Giant). The show, directed by Daniel Evans and adapted by Tom Wells is set to debut later this year.
Alan Kitching's mural to celebrate Mary Quant
Alan Kitching was commissioned by Cadogan Estate to create a mural in central London. The mural celebrates Mary Quant’s fashion work in the building in the 1960’s. Originally created in letterpress then translated into paint onto a 40ft wall by Will Impry. You can view the artwork on King’s Road near Duke of York Square in Chelsea, London.
Welcome Jay Gordon!
Début Art is very excited to welcome in Jay Gordon. Jay Gordon is a Cape Town based illustrator with 14 years experience creating artwork for a spectrum of clients ranging from editorial illustration to product campaigns, packaging, poster designs and everything in-between. His twin passions are draftsmanship and storytelling inspired by great cinematographers, novelists, golden age illustrators, comic artists and graphic designers. You can find Jay's full portfolio here.